Common Names: Passion Fruit, Granadilla, Purple
Granadilla, Yellow Passion Fruit.
Passiflora edulis or passion fruit is round to oval, yellow or
dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior
filled with numerous seeds. The fruit can be grown to eat or
for its juice, which is often added to other fruit juices to
enhance aroma.
The two types of passion fruit have greatly different exterior
appearances.The bright yellow variety of passion fruit, which
is also known as the Golden Passionfruit, can grow up to the
size of a grapefruit, has a smooth, glossy, light and airy rind.
The dark purple passion fruit is smaller than a lemon, with a
dry, wrinkled rind at maturity.Passion Fruit is low in Saturated
Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium , High in Dietary Fiber.
Vitamin A,Vitamin C and Potassium.
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